Detroit Red Wings Playoff Game

On Friday Night, we took Nick & Luc to see their first professional hockey game in Detroit. It was game 5 against Nashville in the first round of playoffs. It was a great game! We arrived just in time to see the warm-ups. Of course the Detroit end was packed so Nick & Luc stayed down at the glass beside Nashville. The players were awesome. They flipped up pucks to the kids and the boys were actually filmed by the camera crew. There I was in the stands holding all the pizza and pop and I happened to look up at the Jumbotron and there they were -- a few of their friends were watching the game on tv at home and saw them! We watched the octopus fly up into the rafters, Karen Newman (Chris' favourite part) sing the national anthem and Ozzy was in net. The game went into overtime but thank goodness not too late as I had to work that night. We had a good time!

Supercross 2008

On Saturday, April 12, Chris & I took the boys to the Ford Field in Detroit, MI to see the Supercross Event. We purchased a package which allowed us to go behind the scenes and get some free stuff. Actually the only free thing we did end up getting were these giant Monster Drinks that it turns out they wouldn't allow you to take inside so we had to inhale them - Nick was the only one who actually did- before we could go into Ford Field. It was a good event. A little noisy and definitely lots of exhaust fumes but fun. Of course, I'm not sure if Chris enjoyed the bikes more or the supercross "girls".

Milton Hockey Tournament

This past weekend Nick's Hockey Team - Essex Ravens Bantam AE - headed to Milton for their final tournament of the season. The 1st game against the Milton Winterhawks, the boys dominated taking a 4-2 win. The 2nd game they played was against the Waterloo Timber winning 3-1. Game 3 was against the Espanola Elks - they fought hard to win 1-0. This win put them in 1st place and allowed them to move onto the championship game (against Waterloo). This game was very exciting (and nerve-wracking). The score went back & forth ending in a 2-2 tie. The boys had to play 1 minute overtime periods beginning with 5 player on 5 continuing down to 1 player on 1 until someone scored a goal. We were down to the 1 on 1 with Matt Conley facing off. After great puck control in Waterloo's end, the opponent had no choice but to take Matt down resulting in a penalty shot. Matt made no mistake and deeked out the goalie and buried the puck. A very sweet victory ending a great season. Final score Essex 3, Waterloo 2.